Yuliya Makliuk (b.1987) is a ceramic artist, activist, and author driven by a passion for addressing the pressing challenges of our time: environmental crises, social injustice, and war through her practice. Makliuk is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of ceramic tradition, actively exploring sustainable approaches and innovative techniques in her studio, ‘Here & Now Pottery’. She has been awarded the Ri
Elif Aydoğdu Ağatekin was born in Ankara in 1977. She graduated from Anadolu University Fine Arts Faculty Department of Ceramics in 2000. After completing her M.A degree in 2002 at Anadolu University Social Sciences Institute Department of Ceramics she completed her Proficiency in Art Program in 2012 at Fine Arts Faculty Department of Ceramics with her dissertation titled Use of Waste Ceramics in the Art of Ceramics
Bonnie Grace is a multidisciplinary artist working across drawing, ceramics, and printmaking. Her practice revolves around antiques and ceramics; investigating, dissecting, and translating these objects. Growing up surrounded by her mother’s antique business, Bonnie is inspired by the intricate patterns, diverse shapes, and the histories embedded in each object. Her ceramics offer a personal interpretation of traditi
Lisa Orr has been a studio potter for 40+ years. After completing an MFA at the NYSCC Alfred in 1992, she received a Fulbright, an MAAA/NEA and other grants to research ceramics and create films. Her work has been placed in numerous public and private collections. Currently refining an accessible smokeless wood kiln, she also teaches, lectures, and shows nationally and internationally. Permaculture meets ceram
Dr. Natasha Mayo’s lecture is generously sponsored by South Wales Potters. Natasha Mayo is a figurative ceramist who explores how thought can be channeled and reveal itself through gesture, pose, and the responsiveness of our skin, often conveying reaction without us even realizing. It is an approach that offers rich possibilities for the content of ‘thinking through the skin’, more exciting still for the way
Euan Craig’s activity throughout the festival is generously sponsored by North Wales Potters. ‘I make hand crafted, wheel thrown, wood-fired, porcelaneous-stoneware. Functional pottery inspired by Sustainability and Environment, Tradition and Innovation. I chose pottery as a career in 1978 at the age of 14, and worked part time in potteries in Australia until I graduated from Latrobe University wi
Iku runs Kintsugi Oxford, alongside of practice of traditional Kintsugi, she has been offering workshops in Japan, Italy, Iceland, Spain and UK using new materials and carries out Kintsugi repairs for private. Website: www.kintsugioxford.com Instagram: @kintsugioxford Your browser does not support the video tag.
Writer’s CV reads like a travel retrospective. Wander-lust is what he says takes him across the world for invited residencies, workshops and exhibitions. Adil is an architect with a Master’s degree in architecture from the University of Houston, Texas. He worked in Bombay as an architect before reaching Golden Bridge Pottery to study ceramics. Since 2000, he is a partner at Mandala Pottery in Auroville where he strik
Image credit: Andrew Hurdle ‘From a young age, I have been captivated by the transformative power of clay. My grandmother would buy me brightly coloured plasticine and I spent countless hours modelling horses channelling my emotions into tactile, physical forms. Horses were the first creatures I encountered outside of my family home. Early connection to both horses and clay has profoundly shaped my artistic jo
Nicholas Lees studied Ceramics at the University of the West of England (BA) and University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (MA), having previously also studied English and History at the University of Kent (BA). In 2012 he completed an MPhil by project at the Royal College of Art in London. His work has been exhibited widely in the UK and overseas and is held in private and public collections including the V&
